Automatic multiple-record phonograph.



J. I. GBMMILL.

AUTOMATIC MULTIPLE RECORD PHONOGRAPH. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22, 1905.

925,430. Patented June 15, 1909.

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I J. I. GEMMILL AUTOMATIG MULTIPLE'R'EGORD PHONOGRAPH.

APiLIOATION FILED SEPT. 22,19o5.

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. J. I. GEMMILL. AUTOMATIG MULTIPLE RECORD PHONOGRAPH.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT.22,1905.

Patented June 15, 1909.

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au rom'ricirmi'rrrtn-nncoiw PHoNoGRaPm To all whom it may concem: 1

Be it known that 1, -JAMES I. GEMMILL,.

a citizen ofthe United States, resident of Cleveland, county of ,Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Automatic Multiple-Record Phonographs, of which the following is a specification, the principle of the 1nvent1on being herein explained and the best mode in which I'have. contemplated applying that principle, so as tOdiStinguish-it from other inventions. f r L My invention relates to, automaticallyoperated mechanismsand particularly to an automatic multiple-record phonograph.

The object of said invention-is to produce a talking machine of the character described which shall be continuous in its action and shall operate-for the purpose of repeating .a complete discourse orspeech of an indefinite length and impressed on a series of tablets or phonographic'records manipulated automaticallybythe machine without any attention or attendance in any way by the operator. In carrying out this my object, I

have introduced novel mechanical features .in the preferred forms of the difi'erent mechanisms com r1 s1n 'the machlne, which will be hereinater ully illustrated and described; and completely set forth in the appended claims. These results are obtained by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawingsfwhich form a part of these specifications. I

Referring to the drawings: Figure I .is a vertical view of the machine as seen-from the rear Fig. II is a vertical side view of the machine looking at the left-hand side, as in Fig.1.- Fig. III is a top view ofthe machineabove lines VI VI, Fig. I, showing the governor and a common form' of a phonograph partly in section. Fig. IV is a sectional side view of a portion of the machine viewed through lines IV. IV in Fig.

-I,-looking at the left'side. This figure shows. the niechanlsm for rotating the sprocket" wheels operating the chains on which are suspende the cradles supporting the record arbors; also shows the connecting of the in section a portion of the clock-spring 4 which operates same, to

'ether with a. view of one of the'rods-whicli between centers above the late in which v Specification we-r. patent. I Application filedseptember 22, 1905. Serial No.'279,647.

governor to'said mechanism and disclosing I carry the record and its arbor from thecradleto a point i kposition the'record is playe is, a

Patented June 15,1909.

View of an arbor and aportion of the head or bearing containing the principal driving spindle and showing the chuck piece and its relation to the shaft bearing the arbor. Fig.

VI is a viewfrom the top with all of the v mechanisms removed above lines VI VI", Fig. I, together with one of the arbors. Fig. VII is a section of one of the springdriven eccentrics, together with one of the main escapement wheels, showing the con- In a more particularfreference to the drawings, in Fig. I, a a is a plate'on which is placed. the phonograph, together with the governors which govern the. speed of the nechanism below the plate. Hereafter all- .of that mechanism which. is sustained by and above the plate will be known as the upper part, and belowit as the lower part. InFi g. I, which is the most complete disclosure ofmy device, 6 b shows the framework for the record elevating gmeans. Fig. II serves to show how thisfra-me' is adapted to sustainthesprocket-wheelsc 0, one of which is shown and both being-completely covered up by the prolixity of'the drawings inl igs.

struction of same-audits relation to the I and VI. These sprockets c c'are'n'lounted on a. shaft (1, Fig. VI, in such a manner as to make their teeth (o-incident with each other while passing a given line parallel with the axes on which they rotate.

'either of these two wheels is placed a'chain,

@- c, the links of which are perforated on one side of'the chain only, as at e-l, Fig. IV,

and the chains are positioned on their respectlve Wheels 1n such a manner as to bring chains and opposite each other. These chains, 6 c, are adapted to run over a pair ofplainwheels. one of which is shown at f, Fig. II, said wheels being mounted on a shaft 9, F'g. I, and adapted ton hearing /z /L at either end. Said bearings are grooved on either side and fitted to the s oils in' the bot- ,tomsof the frames 6 b and are slidable therein.. Short-spiral springs 114'; one of which is shown in Fig. II, serve to keep a tension roe theqperforations on.-.the inner sides of the l I bearings,

' respective idlers below into.

bearings, but are mounted therein in such a manner as to bring the sprockets and their a erfect alin'e-- ment, one with the other. T e aforemen tioned perforations or holes e-1 in thechains .c c are uniformly spaced apartand in each. of them is mounted the trunnion ends of a cradle, which is made up of small castings, one of which is shown at is k k, Fig. II, and

which are held together by the two bent or formed wires Z, Z, Fig. VI. The inner sides of these two castings or .ends, is "k k, are slotted as at m m, Fig. VI, said slots bein positioned in :the-.-,cas t ngs so as. to be equidistant from the two side wires l"l,' and extending downward below the pins Serving as trunnions on which the cradle is hung; these pins being positioned centrally with regard to the horizontal position of said ends 7:: k k as shown at' the bottom of Fig. II ,and are rivit e'd therein flush with the bottom of saidslot. The function of this'cr'adle is to hold ametal arbor end, Fig. VI, on which may be placed a. standard cylinder ,recordJ/The ends of the shaft on which "theiarbor :is?

' mounted are adapted to enter the slotsm m center of gravity being I the cradle with its arbor therein w1ll always retain' its relative position or equilibin the cradle and rest therein at thebottorn, below the level of the aforementioned trunnion pins,'on which the cradle is supported on the chain by meansof' holes in the links of samef It is obvious that, owing to the below'the trunnions,

riuni through all of the phases of its progress in its orbit around the periphery of the sprockets and idlers. 1

The phonograph shown in Fig. III is of a common form but special design to con form to the requirements of the machine as a whole. In Fig. III, 0 shows a base, 77 is a long bearing through which is placed theprincipal driving shaft,- adapted to rotate therein and which is driven by a belt wheel g. The innermost end of this shaft. is

i equipped with a chuck 3, adapted to engage arm at with the reproducer-o.

with. the end 'of a record arbor and drive same. A dust-proof covering 1" is provided for a transverse screw 8, which operates the carriage, a suggestion of which is shown at t, t, and which is further shown at t in Fig. IV. Thiscarriage 15 serves to sustain the A second screw, not shown in Fig. III, but sectionally shown in Fig.- IV at ,w, is placed directly below the screwi s, ,andijs adapted to exert pressure and causeauction in an opposite direction from that caused by the screw 8. The two screws are connected by a gearing at w,Fig. III. The carriage t is adapted to slide on the two rods y and e, which are held in parallel relation to each other by the levers 11. The whole combination is adapted to move through a short are, using the operating shaft y as a radius point. lever 2 serves'to impart motion to the shaft The shaft within the bearing p is connected to the screw 8 by means of the gears ,tains a slidable center6, which is connected .,'to a bl0ck"7, Fig. I, through a slot in' said hearing; The block 7 is attached to a slidable shaft 8, Fig. I, and is cut away at 9 so as to present an incline plane or surface, which is adapted to engage the end of the lever 2,'Fig. III. The shaft 8, Fig. I, is attached to the bell-crank 10, Fig. II, and the whole is operated thereby in such a "th'elever'2 operates the rod of shaft y and the lovers 11, together with the rod .2 and the carriage t to disengage the nut? 6, Fig. IV, from the screw 8 and enga e the same with the screw w, immediately after said disengagement. The bevel gears at 12 and "14, Fig. III, serve to transmit motion to the shaft 15, Fig. I, by means of the intermediate gears and respective shafts shown at 16, 17, 18, and 19, in Fig; VI. This shaft 15, Figs. I, VII and VIII, serves to carry the power-springs and driving eccentrics for the actuating mechanism essential to the operation of the sprockehwheels and chains-also the elevator to elevate a record arbor from the said chains to a point between centers.

In-Fig. VII, the shaft 15 serves to sustain aloosely fitting sleeve 20, on which. is placed an eccentric 21, which is attached to said sleeve'by set screws 22 22, the main escapementwheel 23 being attached to the sleeve also by means of set screws 24: 24. A clockspring 25 is shown attached by means of screws tothe same sleeve at 26, a plate 27 carryinga stud 28 attached to said plate and held in position by the nut 29, serving to engage the outermost end of the clock-spring 25 as shown at 30. The plate 2'4 is attached permanently to the shaft 15 by set screws 31 31 and a barrel 32 82 is attached to said plate on its periphery by means of 33 33 and serves as a protection of the aforementioned clock-spring. It is obvious that the shaft 15 being always in motion it will 37, Figs.

ated by a shafti-BS'and accompanying lever at 4, Fig. III. Anotherbearing at 5.0011

manner that when the center 6 is withdrawn have a tendency to wind up the springs and VI'and VIII. This lever is oper- Y a ratchet-wh'ee'l'50 by .means of-a pawl 51, v.said pawl being held in' 'place by a spring '52. "The ratchet-wheel 50 is secured to the shaft 20,0? and when operated by the spring-actuated 39. The lug on wheel 23 'sho'wn at is identical with the lug 35, but diametrically opposite; so that this wheel is stopped twice in one revolution and in consequence will make only half of a revolution at a time. Lugs 40 and 41 are identical with lugs 35 and. 36 and the lever to which lug 40 is attached is operated by the shaft 42 and lever '43. Springs 44 and 45, Figs. VI and VIII,

and spring 46, Fig. II, serve to maintain a pressure on levers and shafts and keep them at their permal positions at all times, while in motion.' ""'T v be eccentric 34 serves to operate the levers 47 and 48, Fig. IV,' by means of a link 49, 'The lever 48 is attachedto and moves freely on. the shaft (Z, operating eccentric and levers is adapted to movefoi ward, carrying the shaft cl but one-fourth This motion disposes of one record and brings up a new one as will of a revolution.

be readily understood and made obvious b i the spacingof the holes of the aforementionedchains as at 0 and a in Fig.- IV. The chain c and the sprocket. 0 have been set back on the shaft (Z in Fig. IV in order to show the quartering f the circumference of the wheel 0 by'the a orementioned perforations in the chains. The hole e would more properly be just backof the rod 53. The

eccentric 34. serves to operate the levers 54 and 55, Fig. II, which are sustained by the shaft. 56 in Fig. I- The said levers serve to operate-the elevator-by means of links 57,

F II.- The elevator is made up of rods .58, which serve as guides for the whole, and

rods 53 which are the elevators in fact. The rods 58 are adapted toslide through pieces 59 59and are attached at the bottom to a cross piece GObeing held therein byscrews The rods or elevator shafts 53 are at- (ll. tached to this cross-piece permanently at 62. and are adapted to slide through a crosspiece guideat 63. Counterb'alaucing weights 64,.Fig. I-I,.scrve tojgive this system an equipoise wh'en an arbor ahd recordis on the elevat or' In Fig. IV, a channel 65 is shown which is again shown in Figs. III and VI 1 and which serves to guidethe ends of the arbo'r shafts fromthc points m m in Fig,

Fig. III;

VI to and'between point 6 and the chuck 3, The shaft 15, Figs. VI- and VIII has three circular plates permanently attached to it at its outermost end,isaid plates constituting cams and disclose'd'asfifi, 67,.and (38. These plates have irregular indentations in'their respective dges of such a nature andshape? as to-give (while inmotion) a..performanee;

. of motion to the levers 39, 43,-and 69 .,pecul-.

iarly adaptable to the performance or; their several functions. The lever '69 operates carrying the block- 7, Fig. I.

' stop of. its own accord.

the lever 70, Fig. VI and by means of the link 71, Figs'II. and VI, and the bell-crank 10,'Fig. V I, serves to operate the shaft 8, \l The chuck piece on the shaft within the bearing p, Fig.

III, is shown in detail in Fig. V, in connection with a broken elevation of a recordand its arbor and shaft, the end of which, together with the chuck 3, is cutaway showing sectionally th'e'cu-p-shell 72 and its center 73.

A' square pin 74 is shown as-passing clear through the cup 72, together with the center 73. The center is an ordinary 6O .gedree one and is adapted to take-the end of the arbor shaft by reason of it having its center reamed for that purpose. Across one end of the arbor shaft a square slot is'cut which adapts it to engage withthe square pin when the arbor shaft has been pushed well up on to the center, thereby engaging the arbor and rotating it. shaft 15 compared with the speed of the main shaft is in the ratio of; as one is to a shaft operated by the wheel to successfully The motor 82, Fig. I, is shown in place and is intended to be belted direct to the wheel 1; The coin-slot and the conveyer, together with the'switching device,'are not shown, as they are common, and are well i'inderstood. It will appear obvious that this machine is intended to be inclose-d in a cabinet as it is adapted to be suspended therein by means'o'f the edges of the plate a a, although said arrangement, lnc-ludmg the cab net, is not shown.

The speed of the- Each of the two suflicientnumber of revolutions of said main operate and play the longest possible record.

escapeinent wheels 23 23, Fig. VI,-is supplied and the p'ortiOnSG is s idable thereom'the springs andweights being attached thereto. Aspiral spring 87 serves to hold the ratchet sleeve against the pin 83,- so that when the overnor. Said governors are ofagears-come to a stop suddenly the governor will continue to revolve andthercby be sparedthe sudden 'jar due to an instant cessation of motion; It

finally comes to a.

The action of the-machine is as follows:

'Ai 'arbor with its record being placed within f centers, asxn Figs. I and III, the motor be-" ing started, the r'eproducerbeiug downso that the jeweled contact pin. is in actual con a as tact withythe record,-the reproducer'starts. over the record to play same. The cams are in position as in Fig. II and will indicated by the arrow on cam, 66. Upon the record having been? played, the screw 8 Fig. III,'will drop the nut 7 6, Fig. IV, at 76 Fig. III, and immediately after the cam 78, Fig. VI, will have advancedsufliciently to allow the pin 77 to drop into the indentation in said cam and allow the lever 69 to operate and withdraw the center 6, Fig. III, also operating the carriage t, Fig. IV, thereby disengaging the nut 76 from the smooth portion of the screw 8 at 76* Fig. III, and engaging the same to the screw 10, Fig. IV. This screw returns the carriage to the start: ing point and drops the nut in the .same

manner as at 76*. 'lVhenthe center 6 was withdrawn the arbor and shaft fell into thechannel guides 65 and rested on the elevator rods 53., Fig. IV. At this time the cams have ad vanc ed so that the cam 66, Figs. VI'

and V ill, allows the pin 78 to fall into the first oi two'notches in its edge, thereby operating the lovers 39 and 37 to disengage the lugs 36' and and allowing the wheel 23 controlling the eccentric. 34 to revolve,

whence said wheel proceeds to make one halt' revolution and to operate'the elevator levers 54-, 55, and 57, together with the ele va tor shafts 53 of Fig. II and thereby lower the record just played into its cradle ends.

,4: lit b, Fig. Vl, "the record-and its arbor passing down through holesin the plate eta; and base 0 at 80, Fig. IV. The lug 35. comes.

around and engages the lug 36 on lever 37', thereby bringing the wheel 23 and the-eccentric 3i to a stop.

bottom oi the notch in the cam 66, Figs. VI

and VIII, and when recovered fully they.

have operated on the lever 37 so as to dis engage the lug 35* from the lug 36 and allow it to advance to contact with lug 36, from which position it is released to perform the latter half of this revolution at the proper time. Immediately with the lugs 35 and'36" coming into contact, the pin 79 on lever 43 drops into the notch on cam 67 and thereby releases the mechanism governing the eccentric 3i.

. revolution with'the exception of the space between the lugs 41 and4l The eccentric 34-. is set on dead-center when the lug 40 1s midway between the lugs 41 and 41"; and

the resultant travel of the eccentric between the points or lugs Ll and 41 is so slight as not to be'noticed on the levers 4:7 and 48 or sprocket-wheels c. In making this revolution the eccentric 34? operates thc'levcrs 47 and t8, Fig. IV, and thereby advances the series of records, thus displacing the record just played, and replacing. it with a fresh one'in' position to be elevated. The pin 79, Fig. VI, is, now being recovered from the bottom of the notch in cam 67 and the same results are obtained bylugs 40, 41, and al as were shown by the action of the lugs 35,

The pin 78 and the lever- 39 are at this time being recovered from the- This eccentric makes one fullv 35 36, and 36. At this time the pin 78 in lever 39 falls into the second notch of the cam 66 and allows the'wheel-23 and the eccentric 34" to complete their revolution, thereby elevating a new record. to a point between center 6 and chuekB', Fig. III. At this point the pin 77 in, lever 69, Figs. V1

and VIII, has commenced to advance out of the notch in cam 68 and thereby operates the leversl connecting. the bell-crank .10 througlrthe intermediateshaft 8- and block 7, Fig. I, to thecent'er'6, Fig. III, at once pushing the arborand its shaft into the chuck 3 to operate same and releasin the reprodncer so that it comes down and ears on the record,the "nut 76 engaging the screw 8 at the same time. At this instant the pin 7 8 on lever 39 has advanced and allowed the lug 35 m1 pass lug 36 and engage with the lug 36. The eccentric 34 is set so that this slight motion will advance it sufliciently to operate "the elevatorshafts slightly, thus withdrawing-them: downward'froin the arbor shaft near-.81; Fig. IV, thereby allowing the arbor shaft to rotate freely. It will be noted that the whole cycle of operations has ofeach' individual record from its position thus been described, and that the displacing in" the series and the carrying of the same into playing position upon thephono raph theplayingiof the record, the replacingoli the-same in its osition in the series, and. the

advancement 0 the series so as to bring another recordi into position to be dis laced,

involves tlie'repetition of this cycle 0 operation's. x

This machineis essentially a coin-operated machine, but may be adapted to be op- 'erated by theusual motor and lever for starting and stopping same for home use.

I wish -to particularly point out that some of the more important features involvedin the operation of my invention and difierentiating the same from the prior art asknown to me, areas follows: (1) The series of records carried upon the chains 6, or m the magazine, is advanced through a com plete circuit and each record brought back to its original'position insaid series, during the operationiof playing "the whole series, each record, however, accordingly as it is played .-being entirely displaced from the circular or elliptical path ries as a whole moves. (2) The series of records, between the playing of each two in' which the .20 l "and each successive record arbors; means for intermit'tently moving said phonograph andsaid series relatively to each other, whereby, during a complete-relative movement, each record arbor lies adjacentto said phonograph; and means adapted'to successively displace said record arbors from v the path traveled during such relative move 7 inent into arbors; means for mdving said phonograph i idphonograph and a .iglative movement of sjaid phonograph, sai

the relative of said p ser es.

playing position upon said phon o* graph. 7

12. In automatically-operating mechanism of the character described, the combination; with a phonograph and suitable actuatin f mechanisms thereforg of a series of, record and said record arborsrelatively .to, each other, whereby, during Y a ,complete. relative V movement,each record arbor lies adjacent to means forproducing'l honogra'h'and and I shafts records and their arbor-s and shafts from their positions. in said series into playing "position upon said phonograph.

'17. In automatically-o crating mechanismof the character descrlbed, the combination with a phonograph and suitable actuating mechanisms therefor;'of a series of cylindrical records provided I shots. and shafts; positive meaiis for movin saidseries as a whole and means adapte to =bodil Ij'displace-said'records and theirar- Ibors andshafts from their positions in said series into playing position upon said phonograph; 1 r

each record arbor, according y as the o'rmer :arbor,-.1ie-= adja-f cent to eachother; whereby the record arbor is brought into laying positionupon said 5 last-named movement being independent of the 1pathtraveled during fonograph and. said 13. In automaticall -o erating m' a was.

of the character described, the combi-natibiiwith a phonograph-andsuitable actuating mechanisms thereforf of a-series of recor I arbor's; and means adapted toadisplace eacln record-arbor of the character d with a rhonb' p rp'lace the same in" the p from said series laying; position; p i (i f place'the same into position in the said series 14. In automa-tica- T 'perating mechanism (1,, the combination .d suitable actuating mechanismthereforj bf a -series of recordarbors means intermediate, adaptedjto. --intermittently .advance series; and means, adapted to. dis lace at afixedv position eachrecord arbor t iom by f ies into playing position upon. said ograph, and,.to .31 same place in said series. v

15. In automatically-operating mechanism of the character described, the combination with a phonograph and" suitable actuating. mechanisms therefor; of a series of record arbors; means adapted to place said record arbors into a I playing position nponsaidphoe nograph andto displace the same therefrom; and 'meansljidapted to advance said series, whereb each record arbor, during one complete movement of the series, occupies every position in the series, the movement ofthe recordarbors onto and fromtlie phonograph not forming a part of said complete move= ment.

16. In automatically o I erating mechan I ism of the character descri d, the combina tion with a phonograph and suitable actuating mechanism -therefor; of psi series of cylintion with is phonograph and afts from their positions in "said laying positidn upon said; honomoving means and said splacwborsyaiidishafts; positive means for moving and means adapt-' said series intermittently {ed tobodily displace said records and their arbors and shafts from their positions in said series into playing osition uponsaid honogr'aph, and to rep ace the sameiinsai se- 0rd replaced between said series.

f1 20. In automatically-o ism of the character descri crating 'mechand, thecombina:

ing.mechafi1sms therefor; of a series obey- ..lindrical records provided with'suitable ar said series: intermittentl and means adaptbodily displace said records-and their arborsandshafts fr omtheir positions in said series into'playjng position upon said phonographggand to'rep ace thesame in said se-. ries, one-and the same record being displaced fandre laced; between each --two movements of sai seriesi v I 21; Inautoniaticallyfoperating mechan- "ismof'the character described, the combina- "tion. with a phono taphand suitable actual"- ingmechanism'sfgtl gr or; of a series-of cylindrical recordsprovidedwith suitable arbo'rs'and shafts; means for moving said ries around acoinplete circuit; and means drical records. provided with-suitab1earbors adapted to bodilydisplace said records and means for moving said series;' and means adapted to bodily' displace said' with suitable arperforming their functions alterries, one record being displaced and .one reo-' each two movements of suitable actuat- I 18. ln automatically -o erating mechanism of the character descr1bed,' the conibination with a phonograph-and su table actuatlacesaid records and their arhers and shafts; positive means; for moving" their arbors and shafts from said cirhuit into playing position upon sa1d phonograph.

In automatically-operating mechan- 1sm of the character described, the combination with a pronograph and suitable actuating mechanisms therefor; of a series of cy- 'lindrical records provided with suitable arbors and shafts; .means for intermittently moving sa1d SBIIQS; and means adapted to bodily displace said records and their arbors and shafts from a' fixed position in said ,'se.; ries into playing position upon said phono graph, and toreplace, the same in said series in the same position. 3

23. In mechanism of the character described, the combination with a phonograph and suitable actuating: mechanisms therefor; of a series of records; ,meansadapted to intermittently advance the same by..unitorm distances around a complete circuit; and means adapted to move said records into playing position upon said phonograph-and automatically operatingmechanism for operating all of said means during a complete circuit of operation.

24. In mechamsni of the charactgndescribed, the combination with-.a'phonograph and suitable actuating mechanisms therefor;

of aseries of records; means adapted to in termittently advance the same by uniform distances around a complete circuit; and means adapted to move sa1d records into playing position upon said phonograph, such last-named movement being'independent of sa1d c1rcu1t and automatically operating mechanism for operating all of sa1d means during a, complete circuit of operation.

In automatically operating mechanism.

ofthe character described, the combination with a phonograph and suitable actuating mechanisms therefor; of a base for said phonograph; a series of record arhors; means supported by said base and adapted to parry said record arbors; means adapted to 1ntermitts tly advance said carrying means; .an

*eleva orhavmg anoperative movement be tween sa1d carrymg meansand the playing.

position of the record arborsupon the phonog raphand adaptedto contact with said record arbors; and means for actuating said elevator. v v

- 26. In automatically-operating mechanism of the characterde'scribed, the combination -'with a phonograph and suitable actuating vance said, carrying means; an elevator hay- 'in'gfan operative movement between said mechanisms therefor; of a base for said phonograph; 'a' frame supported by said base; a series. of recordarbors; carrying means for the latter supported by the said frame; means adapted to'intermittently ad,-

carrying means and the playing position of the record arbors upon the phonograph, and

adapted to cont-act'with said'recordarbors to elexiate thejsamg-to'and lower the same said latter means and sai from said playing position between each. two movements of said carrying means; and .mans for actuating said elevator.

27. In automatically-operating mechanism I ofthe character described, the combination with a phonograph and suitable actuating mechanisms therefor; oi-a base .fori'said phonograph; a frame supported byi'safidbase; a, series of record arbors; carrying means for the latter comprising a pair "of shafts j jour naleddn said frame, suitable s procket-wheels supported upon said shafts, and chains engaging said sprocket''wheels and having record arbor-supporting'means; means adapted to intermittently rotate. said sprocket-wheels; an elevator having an "op-' erative movement between the playing position of vthe record arbors upon said honograph andsaid carryingmcans, and a ap'ted to contact with said record 'arbors to elevate the same to and lower the same from said playing position between each two ifigvem-ents' of said sprocket-wheels; and means for actuating saidlelevator.

i tically-operating mechanism V of the character described, the combinations with a phonograph; of means for driv ng same; a base for sa1d phonograph; a frame Supported on said base; a series'ofrecord ,arbors; means supported by sa1d frame'and adapted to car said series of record arbors; means 'adapte to intermittently advance said carrying means; an elevator hav'ingan operative movement between said 1 phonograph and said series' of record -arbors and 'adapted to contact with thelatter succesv'ator having ail-operative movement;he-. 11-5? tween the playing position of the record arbors uponsaid phonograph and; a. fixed position upon said frame, and ada tedv {to successively contact with said recor arbors at said fixed position; a shaft supportedv by v,

said base; means operatively connecting said shaftand said phonograph driving means a 'clock-sprmg-actuated mechanlsm carried by said shaft; an eccentric operated by said mechanism; and levers and links connected to said eccentric and said elevator to actuate the latter between each two movements of 'said carrying means. v

30. 'ln'automaticall y-operating mach a nismof the character described, the combination with aphonograph; of a drivingshaft there'- ior; a serles of records; means adapted-to autmnatlcally bring "said --r'ecords successi'vely into position between centers upon said phonograph and means adapted to move a rec'ord so positioned into rotative engagementwith said driving shaft.

31. In automatically-operating mechanism I of thecharacter-described, the combination with; a phonograph; of a driving-qshaft therefor; a chuck operatively connected to said 'drivingshaft; a series of records; means adapted to elevate said records suecessively into position between centersupon said phonograph; and means adapted to move a riecord-"so positioned into rotative engagement wan-said chuck.

B2. In automatically-operating mechanism the character described, the combination \Vlifh' a; phonograph; of a" driving 1 shaft therefor; an'extended bearing; a chuck o eratlvely connectedto said drivin shaft 1n said bearing; a series of recor s havingsuitable arbors' and shafts; means adapted:

to elevate said records successively into position between centers upon said phono graphhand means adapted to move the arbor and shaft of a record so positioned into rotative, engagement with said chuck.

33. In automatically-operating-mechanisin ofthe character described, the combination ,with a phonograph; of a driving shaft therefor; a-series of records; means'adapted to automatically bring said records successively into positionbetw'een centers up0n said phonograph and to displace the same ftherefromyand means adapted'to move a record so positioned between centers into rota'tiveengagement' with said driving shaft and to release the same therefrom.

i734. In automatically-operating mechanism ,of the character described, the combination with a phonograph; of a driving 1 shaft therefor; an extended bearing; a'chuck operatively connected to said driving shaft within said bearing; a series of records having suitable arbors and shafts; means adapted to automatically bring said records successively intp position between centers upon said phonograph and to displace thesame therefrom; and means adapted to move" the arbor and shaft of a record sopositioned -l: etw.een centers into rotative engagement with said chuck and to release same tlIBI'BfI'OHL v 1,

J5. In automatically-operating mechanism of thecharacter described, the combination. with a phonograph; of a driving shafttherefor; a, chuck operatively connected to said driving shaft; .a series of records; means adapted to elevate said records successively into position between centers upon said phonograph; means adapted to move a record so positioned into rotative engagement with said chuck; and means, adapted.

' graph' a second shaftfgearing' ormnectingsaid la tter shaft to said :main shaft; a clock-- to withdraw said elevating means from contact with the record after said engagement, so that said shaft may freely rotate.

36. In automatically'operating mechanism of. the character described, the combination with a phonograph; of means for actuating the latter; a base for said phonograph; a

frame supported by said base; a series of records means supported by said frame and adapted to carry said series of records; an elevator adapted to-c0ntact with said records and having an operativemovement between said'earrying means and the playing position of the records upon the phonograph; ixieans for intermittently actuatin said elevator; a shaft supported bysai V 'base;1:;, lgearing operatively relating said" 'shaftig'tcj}. thcwphonograph a clock-springjactuatedrn records; carrying means for the latter supported" by said frame; means adapted to intermittently advance said carrying means;

an elevator adapt-ed to contact with said records and having an operative' movement between said carrying means and the playing 1 position of the records -npon the phonospring-actuated mechanism operatively connected to said elevator and adapted torotate on said second shaft, said clock-spring being adapted asan intermediate connection between said rotative mechanism and said shaft and serving to accumulate power caused by the. rotation of said shaft; a smaller semi-rotative shaft and levers thereon; a cam adapted to said clock-spring shaft and rotated thereby; means intermediate of and adapted to cause said levers and smaller shaft to act against said cam and thus cooperate with saidclock-spring mechanism to cause said rotative mechanism tobereleased and thereby rotate intermittently as controlled by said cam.

38. In automaticallyoperating mechanism" of the character described, the combination with a phonograph; ofa'base therefor; a

frame supported by saidbase; a serie's of" records means supported by said frame and adapted to carry said series of records;

means adapted to intermittently advance said-carrying means; a shaft supported by said base; means operatively' relating=said phonograph and said shaft: and adapted to drive the-latter;- a clock-springactuated mechanism carried by said shaft; means operated by said mechanism and adapted to bring said records successively into position" upon said phonograph; a governor mounted upon said base; and a train of gearing at tached to said mechanism, driven thereby,

and operative to actuate said governor, the v latter serving to impede the motion of said clock-spring mechanism, w

39. In automatically-operat-ing mechanism of the character described, the combination With a phonograph and suitable actuating I mechanisms therefor; of a series of records;

a pair of channel guides; and means cooperatmg with the sa d actuating .mechamsms .and adapted to displace each record-in the series, guide the same -into position on the said phonograph by said channel guides, and

to replace the same in said series.

i 40. In automatically-operating mechanism of the characterdescribed, the combination witha phono raph; and suitable actuatim mechan sms therefor; of, centers for sai phonograph; a base for the latter-{a frame supported by said base; aflseries of records provided with suitable arbors and shafts;

carrying means for the latter, supported by said frame; means adapted'to intermittently advance said carrying means; an elevator la-pted to bring a record from'said series 1 o positioir between centers upon, said phonograph; means adapted tointermittently operate said elevator; a shaft; gearin-g operatively connecting said viph'tmograph and said shaft and adapted to drive the latter;- -a cam attachedto said shaft; and levers and intermediates operativ'ely related to said cam and to, one of the phonograph centers, the

construction being such as to-cause said cen-- ter tomove forward at the proper-time and thus engage the record arbor and forceit into position .to be rotated;

i1. Inautomatically-operating mechanism of ,the character described, the combination with .a phonograph and suitable cooperating mechanisms; of-a supporting frame; a main ClIIVIIIg-Shaft; a series of records means adapted to carry the latter; an elevator hav ing a path of movement betweensaid 'carrying means andthe playing position of said records upon said phonograph and "adapted, to contact with a record and remove the same. from said carrying meanspa; second shaft operatively connected with said main shaft; three cams actuated by' said second s h aft ;v and; actuating mechanisms connected Witnesses:

LEo'rA M. GEMMILL,.

MARY DRIsooLL.

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